Loranger man accused of soliciting sex from minors at church

Loranger man accused of soliciting sex from minors at church

LORANGER — Tangipahoa Parish sheriff’s deputies on Sunday arrested a 53-year-old man accused of trying to solicit sexual behavior from two minors at a Loranger church.

Robert Elie Jr., of Loranger, was booked into the Tangipahoa Parish Jail on counts of indecent behavior with a juvenile, Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Dawn Panepinto said in a news release. Elie remained in the parish jail Monday.

Both victims were able to flee from Elie and were physically unharmed, Panepinto said.